11 Bible Verses about People Naming People

Then said Adam, "This is once bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. This shall be called woman: because she was taken of the man."

And Abraham called his son's name that was born unto him, which Sara bare him, Isaac:

Then said he, "He may well be called Jacob, for he hath undermined me now two times - first he took away my birthright; and see, now hath he taken away my blessing also." And he said, "Hast thou kept never a blessing for me?"

And the angel which hath delivered me from all evil, bless these lads: that they may be called after my name, and after my father Abraham and Isaac, and that they may grow and multiply upon the earth."

Then shall seven wives take hold of one man, and say, "We will lay all our meat and clothing together in common, only that we may be called thy wives, and that this shameful reproof may be taken from us."

And her neighbours gave it a name saying, "There is a child borne to Naomi, and called it Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Which also were taken for Giants, like as the Anakims: And the Moabites called them Emims.

That also was taken for a land of Giants - and Giants dwelt therein in old time, and the Ammonites called them Zamzummims:

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

And it fortuned, the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and called his name Zacharias after the name of his father,

And they said unto her, "There is none of thy kin that is named with this name."